Is Colombia Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Colombia
Safety rating
Women living in Colombia consider the safety level to be moderate, with an overall safety rating of 3.2 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Colombia consider the crime rate to be moderate, with an overall crime rating of 3.2 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 12.3% percentage of women in Colombia have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 66 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.2/5 | Moderate |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 2.2/5 | Unsafe |
Safety using public transport: | 3.2/5 | Moderate |
Crime rate: | 3.2/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.9/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 2.4/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 2.3/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.9/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 3.2/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.9/5 | A bit worried |
How safe is Colombia?
Bogotá
Bogotá is a BIG city You need to be sesee of your sorroundings all the time. There are áreas that are chill and others that are really not, specially if they notice you are lost. Public transport is safe durong the day, however keeep your phone close cause the res are a lit of pickpockets
Posted: May 27, 2025Bogotá
Bogotá Is safe depending of the neighborhood you're in, the north side of the city it's safer but it's better to watch out for anything that seems suspicious and try to keep an eye always at your stuff. In general Colombian people are very kind and we want to help people around, so don't be shy to ask for directions or where not to enter (it's useful to learn some basic words), it's better if you ask people inside shops or install some apps than can help you go around as a local, I recommend downloading apps like Movit, Google maps and Uber, also Rappi if you need anything to buy but don't want to go outside.
Posted: May 25, 2025Bogotá
As a woman I feel incredibly unsafe being alone in the city. I dont recommend walking alone at night. Taking out your phone or even using it in a car. Id recommend staying alert of your surroundings. Escopolamine is fairly common so be careful of what you touch in places like taxis.
Posted: May 23, 2025
Romane
Santa Marta
Juste arrived arrived, I can tell so much right now on the city. But really joyfull, lot of art every where, dancing and music all around. And it’s a touristic place, for the first fews days here feel good
Posted: May 17, 2025
Liz
Bogotá
Bogotá is a place where you should always be alert to what is happening around you. It is not a completely unsafe place, but it is a capital city, and like every capital city, you cannot be completely confident here. Especially being in Latin America.
Posted: May 2, 2025Is Colombia worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 88 experiences from female travelers
Liz
Colombia
Tumaco, Family travel
Tumaco is a great place. The people are friendly and beautiful, the beach is a tremendously impressive and imposing place. I lived there for 9 years and was delighted, now that I've left, I miss it because it really left a mark on me. You need to go and visit.
Posted: May 2, 2025Experienced: December, 2015Meet locals in Colombia
Luisa
About Me
Hi! My name's Luisa but you can call me Lu. This year I've decided I want to start travelling and meeting people more often as I realized at some point I was just going to work then home and repeat. Recently I went on a solo travel to Peru and was one of the most amazing decisions I have ever done, that impulsed me to try a whole bunch of new things, so it was the beginning of my travel journey. I consider myself a very loyal person and friend, I'm the kind of person that generally says yes to any plan. If you want to visit Colombia or any other countries I'm up for it!
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Antonia
About Me
I’m just a girl from Cali 🇨🇴 studying and living in bogotá ❤️ I’d happily show you around and share with you my favorite rinconcitos in te city
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